Thursday, November 17, 2005

Information Security Weaknesses Found At Medical Examiner's

Keoki Kerr, KITV 4 News Reporter

Reporter Found Unshredded Documents With Personal Information In Trash

A KITV investigation reveals severe breaches of confidential information at the Honolulu Medical Examiner's Office.

Reporter Keoki Kerr found unshredded documents sitting in a trash bag on the street outside the medical examiners office that contained sensitive, personal information about people who've recently died.

Kerr also found reports that are supposed to be confidential about a murder investigation that hasn't gone to trial yet and more.

KITV found trash bags in an unsecured area, on the public sidewalk outside the medical examiner's office. A homeless man was napping just a few feet away from the trash.

Inside the trash was death investigation notes full of personal, private information, including names and Social Security numbers...

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